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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-7500 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-7100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-7500 and the cheaper Core i3-7100 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7500
- Performs up to 1% better in World of Warcraft than Core i3-7100 - 179 vs 178 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i5-7500 - $70.0 vs $89.0
- Up to 22% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i5-7500 - $0.39 vs $0.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-7500 - 51 vs 65 Watts
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Intel Core i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor
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Intel Core i3-7100 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor 3M Cache,3.90 GHz (BX80677I37100)
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Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7500 | vs | Intel Core i3-7100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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